West End landlord Shaftesbury sees losses soar

West End landlord Shaftesbury sees losses soar after hospitality and retail closures during lockdown hammered its rental income The company recorded a £338.6m loss in the six months to the end of March  Lower rent collections, high vacancies and rent waivers hurt property income  Shaftesbury’s confidence has grown since hospitality and retail sites reopened  By … Read more

Landlord who dumped tenants’ belongings after they fell behind on rent fined for illegal eviction 

Landlord who dumped tenants’ belongings onto street and changed locks after they fell behind on rent is fined for illegal eviction Antanas Danilevicius had fallen into rent arrears at the property in Sheffield  He returned home from work to see his belonging strewn across the pavement His landlord, Antanas Klibavicius, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court … Read more

Kate Middleton’s pub landlord reveals he had to apologise to Queen after faux pas at wedding

Sorry, Ma’am! Kate Middleton’s family friend reveals he apologised to the Queen at the 2011 royal wedding because he didn’t watch her process down the aisle as he appears in 10th anniversary documentary The Old Boot Inn pub in Stanford Dingley is a favourite of the Middleton family  Pub’s landlord John Haley was invited to … Read more

Pub landlord battling cancer to cycle around Britain’s entire coastline – towing his bed behind him

If your doctor broke the grim news that you had only one year of good health left, what would you do? Take the holiday of a lifetime, write your memoirs, plan a family celebration – or maybe all of those? When pub landlord Simon Aylett, 59, faced that question he had only one answer – … Read more

Matt Hancock’s pub landlord neighbour faces probe by UK’s medical regulator

Matt Hancock’s former neighbour and pub landlord is under investigation by the UK’s medical regulator, it has been revealed. Alex Bourne, who crossed paths with the Health Secretary while running the Cock Inn in Thurlow, West Suffolk, began producing millions of NHS Covid test vials during the pandemic after exchanging a personal WhatsApp messages with Mr … Read more

Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain due to lockdown

Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain after takeaway pints were outlawed under third national lockdown Patrick Mahony stocked up hoping he could sell takeaway beer during lockdown The Taunton landlord has now had to pour around £1,500 worth of booze away  The owner of The Winchester Arms … Read more

Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain due to lockdown

Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain after takeaway pints were outlawed under third national lockdown Patrick Mahony stocked up hoping he could sell takeaway beer during lockdown The Taunton landlord has now had to pour around £1,500 worth of booze away  The owner of The Winchester Arms … Read more